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Reliable, affordable #power should be accessible to all. But for many it’s a constant challenge. That’s why we’re proud to collaborate with Let's Share The Sun Foundation to improve energy security in a rural mountain town in Puerto Rico. Watch as Luke Lewandowski, Vice President, Global Renewables Research shares the importance of this enriching partnership bringing sustainable power sources to Puerto Rico. Watch our short documentary in full: https://okt.to/htLYjN

Reliable, affordable #power should be accessible to all. But for many it’s a constant challenge. That’s why we’re proud to collaborate with Let's Share The Sun Foundation to improve energy security in a rural mountain town in Puerto Rico. Watch as Luke Lewandowski, Vice President, Global Renewables Research shares the importance of this enriching partnership bringing sustainable power sources to Puerto Rico. Watch our short documentary in full: https://okt.to/kVNTml

Reliable, affordable #power should be accessible to all. But for many it’s a constant challenge. That’s why we’re proud to collaborate with Let's Share The Sun Foundation to improve energy security in a rural mountain town in Puerto Rico. Watch as Luke Lewandowski, Vice President, Global Renewables Research shares the importance of this enriching partnership bringing sustainable power sources to Puerto Rico. Watch our short documentary in full: https://okt.to/ixglZA

There is a simple solution to incentivize more companies to support greater clean energy access in fragile countries: by relaxing “market boundaries” in corporate greenhouse gas accounting for high-impact options like Peace RECs. This change would enable companies to prioritize projects anywhere that deliver the greatest environmental and social impact bang for the buck for each megawatt-hour of clean energy they procure. Learn more in this Emissions First Partnership blog by EPP’s Doug Miller:

We agree with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that more batteries and solar panels are needed to cut emissions, but this is not without drawbacks because rare earths must be mined in order to manufacture these energy assets. Crucially, HOW we mine rare earths will have a direct impact on both the economics and the emissions intensity of the government’s initiative in the Northern Territory (NT), and continuous mining and operations are not the answer. Why? Because electricity in NT is generated by either gas or diesel. This means that the energy required to mine the minerals will emit significant emissions. In the OZ Minerals Scalable & Adaptable Mining Challenge, EnergyFlex and a group of expert companies reimagined mining under renewable energy and found a way to create value through modular architecture and flexibility. Flexible and modular solutions employed as part of an integrated mine design can provide numerous benefits. These include better economic outcomes, reduced emissions, enhanced nighttime safety, and improved equipment maintenance. We created EnergyFlex to better understand the impact of variable energy on operations and to unlock the trapped energy value that may be realised when constant operations become fully flexible. Since then, EnergyFlex has evolved into a powerful tool that enables users to embrace energy flexibility to reduce their energy costs and carbon emissions. Read the Oz Minerals white paper here: https://lnkd.in/eF9prHNs To learn more about EnergyFlex, which is free to use, visit www.energyflex.com.au. #EnergyFlexibility #RenewablesReady

Good Easter read: "Viewing the economics of the energy transition and the development of renewable energy through the prism of price results in contradictory perspectives because, economically, the matter is not in fact principally about price. Price is a misleading yardstick for assessing the current and future prospects of investment in renewable energy infrastructure. The main economic reason why the decarbonization of electricity is progressing so much slower than we need it to, I argue, is that most governments worldwide have effectively outsourced responsibility for developing, owning and operating solar and wind farms to profit-oriented private sector actors, and yet the profits that such actors expect to be able to earn from investment in these activities generally underwhelm. It is simply not a sufficiently attractive economic proposition." The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet

This is the story of a novel partnership that would forge a pathway for First Nations co-ownership in #Australia’s energy transition 🔋 The principles of free, prior and informed consent must guide any partnership 👇 https://lnkd.in/gmn9PGVN

TC Energy's decision to sell a minority stake in its pipeline to Indigenous groups is a notable demonstration of stakeholder engagement at its peak. This initiative represents significant, inclusive, and equitable partnerships with Indigenous communities, recognizing their rights and interests, and providing the communities with the opportunity to co-own projects that affect their lands, environment, and livelihoods. As stakeholders, the communities are better placed with a stronger voice to participate in decision-making processes. When communities have a vested interest in the project, they are more likely to support and actively participate in its development and operation. This collaborative approach can mitigate disputes related to land use and environmental impacts. The involvement of host communities will play a role in ensuring that the operations are performed in an environmentally sustainable manner. Most importantly, this initiative brings significant economic benefits to communities and fosters social harmony.

Heavy industry and fossil-based energy facilities are often established in communities without meaningful input from the residents that are most affected. This is especially true in or near marginalized low-income, BIPOC, and tribal communities. Given this past and persistent discrimination, communities are understandably wary of new clean energy projects when it's unclear if the efforts to decarbonize heavy industry will result in a just and cleaner energy future for all. RMI’s newest report draws from our advisory involvement in the groundbreaking Community Benefits Plan to highlight lessons learned, tools available, and discuss areas for process improvement to strengthen community engagement policies in the future. 🤝 Read more here: https://bit.ly/48IoYLv Engaging in two-way community engagement between project developers and local communities is not only the right thing to do, but can help us build an equitable, permanent energy transition. #CommunityEngagement #HydrogenHubs #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #JustTransition

Indigenous communities are increasingly looking to invest in energy storage projects as they are important to our overall approach to energy transition. In Part 5 of the DOB Energy Series, Ray Chartier discusses the nature of this investment and how it aligns with the communities' priorities. "Indigenous communities prioritize respect for the land, and for the environment, and so economic interest in those types of projects is also ideologically a good fit in the circumstances." Read the article for more details. https://ow.ly/Ui6X50SNpnQ